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accession: "0001683168-22-006454"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SNOA"
cik: "0001367083"
company_name: "Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-09-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T09:02:49.290759+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Sonoma Pharmaceuticals say-on-pay fails; other proposals approved at annual meeting

## Summary
- Jay Birnbaum elected Class II director with 277,332 votes for, 169,061 withheld.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation not approved: 172,635 for, 223,644 against, 50,114 abstain.
- Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay approved 'ONE YEAR' with 400,962 votes.
- Ratification of Frazier & Deeter LLC as auditor approved with 1,505,708 for, 48,308 against, 9,308 abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-22-006454
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SNOA
- cik: 0001367083
- company_name: Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-09-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1367083/000168316822006454/0001683168-22-006454-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1367083/000168316822006454/snoa_i8k.htm

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